Benison

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Benison \Ben"i*son\, n. [OE. beneysun, benesoun, OF.
     bene["i]?un, bene["i]son, fr. L. benedictio, fr. benedicere
     to bless; bene (adv. of bonus good) + dicere to say. See
     {Bounty}, and {Diction}, and cf. {Benediction}.]
     Blessing; beatitude; benediction. --Shak.
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           More precious than the benison of friends. --Talfourd.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  benison
       n : a spoken blessing